The latest episode of “Heenan in the News” comes from New Zealand about a young child who had an accident in a playground. THAMES STAR, VOLUME XXXIX, ISSUE 9557, 26 JANUARY 1900 In case the clipping isn’t clear, I’ve made … Continue reading →
Today we reach letter E in the alphabet which gives me a chance to feature one of the people who died while on active service in World War 2 Esbert Eric Heenan 1915-1942 Esbert Eric Heenan was a 27 year … Continue reading →
I’ve almost caught up on the topics for #52ancestors. The topic for week 13 is “In the Paper” which I assume means we talk about an ancestor who has featured in a newspaper report. Many of the newspaper articles I’ve … Continue reading →
April 1 marks the start of the A-Z blogging challenge. The idea is to write blog articles throughout the month, using the letters of the alphabet in sequence as the inspiration for the topic. I’ve never done this kind of … Continue reading →
Digitisation has made genealogy research much easier than ever before. A few clicks of the mouse and the information you seek is in front of your eyes, without the need for travel. But I do miss the experience of looking … Continue reading →
The Otago Witness, on July 24, 1890 reported on the death of an early settler to the Otago district, New Zealand. Mrs Heenan, of George Street, Dunedin, died on Saturday evening at the ripe age of 80 years. An esteemed … Continue reading →